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Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 •
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower ... Diagnosis • Muscle Injury ... Complex Regional Pain ... #Unilateral #Lower ... Diagnosis #edema
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Framework for Lower ... Extremity Edema ... Unilateral Lower ... Extremity Edema ... Extremity Edema
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... Wounds/ulcers, Edema ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Syndrome: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... decreased or absent lower
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... continence • Pain ... spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... , lower extremity
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... • Jaundice • Edema ... cardiac causes • Lower ... Lymphoma/Leukemia Lower ... hernia • Rib fracture
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
adolescent knee pain ... studies point toward lower ... (save $$) Differential ... Salter Harris injury ... always a history of injury
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Causes of Abdominal Pain ... Angioneurotic Edema ... artery syndrome - Extremely ... purpura of the lower ... #differential #
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Tourniquet for extremity ... potential pelvic fracture ... 8, Responds to pain ... Abnormal tone, ↓ power
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... : - Loss of pain ... Vertebral burst fracture ... multiradicular pain ... syndromes #lesions #differential